US Election 2020: Winner not yet determined on Election Day
(Baonghean.vn) - Waking up the morning after Election Day, Americans still do not know who the new president is. The vote counting results in important battleground states are still ongoing, making the race to the White House still unable to name candidates Donald Trump or Joe Biden.
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| Who will win the 2020 US Presidential election? Photo: Sky News |
Protests near the White House in Washington remain tense as the nation awaits clearer results of the presidential election.
Candidate Joe Biden is showing quite a bit of patience. Mr. Biden thanked his supporters and the Democratic Party. "Your patience is commendable. We know that this is going to take a while longer... maybe tomorrow morning, even longer" - Mr. Joe Biden told Democratic voters.
Meanwhile, incumbent President Donald Trump gave a victory speech at a press conference at 2am (US time) after the election day ended.
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| President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the White House the night after the election. Photo: Reuters |
First, President Trump jokingly said that this was the latest press conference he had ever held and attended. He thanked the millions of American voters for taking the time to vote for him and the Republican Party.
In contrast to President Trump, his "vice president" - Mike Pence did not declare victory, but said: "I truly believe with all my heart...that we are on the path to victory. And once again, we will make America great."
Much attention is focused on battleground states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, which are considered to be the deciding factors in the race. However, the results in these states will not be completed immediately after Election Day, or even later. These states have rules that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after in-person polls have closed. Election officials in Pennsylvania and Michigan say the counting of mail-in ballots could last until November 6.
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| The vote counting process is still ongoing. Photo: Getty |
Observers are concerned that the results of the presidential election race could spur noisy lawsuits over the votes. President Trump early on November 4 (US time) accused this year's election of fraud without providing specific evidence. This statement immediately met with much criticism. The governor of Pennsylvania called it an attack on democracy.
All polls in the US closed at 1am (US time). Both candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden still need to get their electoral votes over the threshold of 270 to secure an overall victory.
